Debate on the Future of Europe (Debate)
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24.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 102 E/23 Tuesday 22 May 2007 After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be fina- lised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal. Martine Roure and Dariusz Maciej Grabowski had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the vote on the Morillon report (A6-0160/2007). (The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.05.) IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING President 12. Debate on the future of Europe (debate) The President made a brief statement by way of an introduction to the debate. The following spoke: Romano Prodi, the Italian Prime Minister. The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Romano Prodi, Antonio Tajani, Gianni Pittella, Bronisław Geremek, Roberta Angelilli, Johannes Voggenhuber, Roberto Musacchio, Paul Marie Coûteaux, Koenraad Dillen, Irena Belohorská, Timothy Kirkhope, Hannes Swoboda, Lapo Pistelli, Mario Borghezio, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Umberto Guidoni, Georgios Karatzaferis, József Szájer, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Marco Cappato and Genowefa Grabowska. The debate closed. IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Vice-President 13. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting James Nicholson had informed the Presidency that he had been present but that his name was not on the attendance register. The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved. 14. Situation in Palestine (debate) Council and Commission statements: Situation in Palestine Günter Gloser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements. The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Paul Marie Coûteaux, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Edward McMillan-Scott, Véronique De Keyser, Alexander Lambsdorff, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Johannes Voggenhuber, Luisa Morgantini, Georgios Karatzaferis, Jean-Claude Martinez, Charles Tannock, Hannes Swoboda, Vittorio Prodi, Paul van Buitenen, Bastiaan Belder, Günter Gloser, Jana Hybášková, Jamila Madeira, Hannu Takkula and Frieda Brepoels. C 102 E/24 Official Journal of the European Union EN 24.4.2008 Tuesday 22 May 2007 IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS Vice-President The following spoke: Béatrice Patrie, Marios Matsakis, Filip Kaczmarek, David Martin, Sarah Ludford, John Bowis, Libor Rouček and Benita Ferrero-Waldner. The debate closed. 15. Question Time (Commission) Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0018/2007). Part one Question 30 (David Martin): The negative consequences of the EU biofuels targets. Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by David Martin, Danutė Budreikaitė and Reinhard Rack. Question 31 (Danutė Budreikaitė): Energy agreement between EU Member States and Russia. Andris Piebalgs answered the question and supplementaries by Danutė Budreikaitė, Paul Rübig and Justas Vincas Paleckis. Part two Question 33 (Claude Moraes): Hate websites. Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes, Andreas Mölzer and Hubert Pirker. Question 34 (Glenis Willmott): EU-wide hotline for victims of forced prostitution. Franco Frattini answered the question and supplementaries by Glenis Willmott, Richard Seeber and Justas Vincas Paleckis. Questions 35 to 37 would receive written answers. Question 38 lapsed as its author was absent. Arlene McCarthy spoke on the conduct of Question Time. Question 39 (Marco Cappato): Access to communication for people with disabilities. Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Marco Cappato. Question 40 (Georgios Papastamkos): Separation on electronic communications markets. Viviane Reding answered the question and a supplementary by Georgios Papastamkos. Question 41 (Katerina Batzeli): European framework for the safer use of mobile telephones by adolescents and children. Viviane Reding answered the question and a supplementary by Katerina Batzeli..